VetOfTheSeas@discuss.online to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agoThe evil Democrats vandalizing the reflection pool with... Algae.lemmy.imagisphe.reimagemessage-square133linkfedilinkarrow-up1903arrow-down15
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minus-squareWhats_your_reasoning@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days ago let the Ph level rise and alkalinity get low Did you mean to word it this way? Rising pH means increasing alkalinity. If the alkalinity is getting lower, then the pH is dropping.
minus-squarepoVoq@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up16·2 days agoNo, “alkalinity” is confusingly another term for water hardness or buffer capacity in English (for historical reasons I guess?).
minus-squareSoulphite@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoI meant Total Alkalinity as a buffer, either way the water is out of balance causing any chlorine (if any) to be ineffective and letting Alagae grow.
Did you mean to word it this way? Rising pH means increasing alkalinity. If the alkalinity is getting lower, then the pH is dropping.
No, “alkalinity” is confusingly another term for water hardness or buffer capacity in English (for historical reasons I guess?).
I meant Total Alkalinity as a buffer, either way the water is out of balance causing any chlorine (if any) to be ineffective and letting Alagae grow.
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